J16.0

Chlamydial pneumonia

Billable / specific

J16.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Note: When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from J16)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from J16)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from J16)
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from J16)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from J16)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from J16)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from J16)
smoke inhalation (T59.81-) (from J16)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from J16)
allergic or eosinophilic pneumonia (J82) (from J16)
aspiration pneumonia NOS (J69.0) (from J16)
meconium pneumonia (P24.01) (from J16)
neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-) (from J16)
pneumonia due to solids and liquids (J69.-) (from J16)
congenital pneumonia (P23.9) (from J16)
lipid pneumonia (J69.1) (from J16)
rheumatic pneumonia (I00) (from J16)
ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851) (from J16)

Sequence the underlying condition first.

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

code, where applicable, to identify: (from J16)
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) (from J16)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81) (from J16)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) (from J16)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) (from J16)
tobacco dependence (F17.-) (from J16)
tobacco use (Z72.0) (from J16)
code, if applicable, to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-) (from J16)

An additional code may be needed.